What is Homeobox?
Homeobox is a DNA sequence coded for a protein express that binds to another DNA and regulates the way it expresses. Homeoboxy was discovered in the 80s by genetic scientists, initially in fruit flies-with-the-studied organism in genetics-A later and other organisms, including simple and unicellular organisms. These sequences play a very important role in embryonic development, determining how and where the genes express, and are a group of genetic sequences involved in gene regulation and expression because they develop organisms. The protein that encodes has approximately 60 amino acids and is able to bind to DNA to turn it on or off and determine whether it expresses. During the embryonic development of Homeobox, it tells cells when and where to start producing, mapping the foundations of the organism and laying the foundation for more advanced development, as the cells distinguish under the direction of proteins produced by homeoboxy and other gene sequences.
Initially scientists suspected that regulatory processes for embryonic developmentEM varied in organisms of different species, especially organisms only remotely related. The discovery of these gene sequences showed that organisms from slugs to elephants rely on homeoboxy to regulate their DNA during development. Errors in these sequences can also lead to developmental abnormalities because the development of the body is confused and the features express in incorrect places.
Several human genes of homeobox have been discovered across several chromosomes. These sequences have been studied to learn more about the proteins for which they code and how these proteins work. Research of organisms such as fruit flies in ways. Understanding how changes in the homeobox fruit flying can affect development can provide information on how such changes could change the way the human embryo evolves.
The embryonic development is involved in a wide range of processes. These genes are not the only decisive factOrem and embryos can also be affected by external factors such as toxins exposure, which can lead to deformities caused by disturbance of DNA expression. Understanding countless complexity involved in development helps scientists to understand what happens when development goes wrong and why. This can be used for research to solve errors in development to prevent them from preventing them from the future.